Straits Echo, 20 January 1909

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  • 34 1 Straits Echo DAILY CHRONICLE OF EVENTS, CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT THE STRAITS, THE FEDERATED MALAY STATES AND THE FAR EAST GENERALLY VOL. 7. $24 Per Annum. PENANG, WEDNESDAY, 20th JANUARY, 1909 e Ccpy 10 No. I6u
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 963 1 GUINNESS’S STOUT. H <8 r 3: a Z-') TO 1C: K C 5 A x m' o TIV SiSSVS T H E EASTERN SHIPPING Company, Ltd., (ENGINE WORKS.) ■< J3 HL X* si ra Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China. INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER. Engineers, Shipbuilders, Brass Iron Founders.
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    • 26 1 THE BEST BEER IN THE FAR EAST. ftOddlN m 4 V vP 7 'o C') “O CD 3?! $0 Tom HANG LEE A 00 Sole Agents*
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  • 998 2 According to the now regulations for the banishment of uudesirabes from the > Federated Malay Slates, the duty of making recommendations to the Resident for the banishment of any of them dev jives upon the < Protector of Chinese and the Chief
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 39 2 No Poison. Chamberlain's Cough IN nn-dy has been declared absolutely tree from any injurious substance bv Government and expert chemists, and mothers need huvo no hesitaucy in giving it to the smallest. infant. 'Hie George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents.
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    • 2435 2 BANE HOLIDAYS. The Exchange Banks will be closed on Friday, Ihe 22nd, and Saturday, the 23rd of January, 1909, which have been proclaimed Public Holidays. i i THE PENANG ADVERTISING AGENCY, Bill-Posters and General Advertising Contractors, No. 7, Church Street, Penang, JS. S. Telephone No. 303; I Telegrams “PADDY.” M
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  • 27 3 Ve$»eU From Due P. Kegent Luitpold Bengloe Britannia Delhi 1 Colombo B.M ACo. London S.BAGo. Colombo A.G ACo. Singapore A.G.ACo22nd Jan. 24'h 2 Stli 30th
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  • 20 3 Vettels For Agent» },rflV€i P. Regent Luitpold Bengloe Britannia Delhi Singapore Singapore Singapore Colombo < B M.ACo. S.B&CoA.G.&Co. A.G.&Co. > Jan.
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  • Shipping.
    • 129 3 Vidar, Br. s.s., 191, Gully, 19th Jan., Malacca, 18lh Jan., Gen.—E. S. Co., Ltd. Mary Austin, Br. s.s., 121, Harvey. 19th J»n., Asuban, 18th Jan., Gen —E. S. Co. Ltd. Derjjlinger, Ger. s.*., 9.C60, Meinera, 19th Jan Japan, 2nd Jan Gen.—B. M. Co. Saxonia, Ger. s.a., 2,782, Bable, 19th
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    • 51 3 20th January. Sappho, for Tongkab. Jin Ho, for Lingkat. Mary Austin, for Asabau. Han Whatt Soon, for Tongkub. Cornelia, for Teluk Ausou. Calypso, for Singapore. Xam Sang, for Singapore, China and Japan. Tong Chay Un, for Diudings. Derfflinger, for Ceylon, Australasia, India, Aden, Egypt and via Naples, for Europe
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    • 68 3 Fo* Fort Swettenbam, Port Dickson and Malacca—Per Vidar, to-morrow, 2 p.m. Deli—Per Hebe, 22nd instant, 10 a.in. Deli lUtu Bahra and A sab an— Per Ayuthia, 22nd instant, 11 a.m. Port Swettenbam and Singapore—Per Thong tea, 22nd instant, 11 a.m. Mergui, Tavoy and Moulmeiu—Per Pac/iumba, 22nd instant, 11
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  • 435 3 Per G. M. s.8. Prim Regent Luitpold, (from Brt-meu, ltith Dec. from Southampton. 22nd Dec.) due at Penang on 22nd Jan To Penang Mrs. Baronin E. v. Griesheim, A. von. Griesheim. To Singapore Capt. Sake. Miss Karen Middlethon, Fritz Hanfiand, Alfred Sohst, Kapt It. Torresen, G.
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  • 37 3 P. O. SAILINGS. Mail Service. Outwards. Homkwarjw Britannia 28 Jan. I Delhi 30 Jam. Uilta 11 Feb. I Devanka 13 Feb. Extra Service. Outwards Homkwardi. Palawan 2 Feb. I Nile 22 Jan. Sumatra Id Sunda 6 Feb.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 400 3 P.&O. Steam Navigation Coy. Expected Arrival» and Departures. Mail Service. Outward. Jan. 28 Britannia connecting with China Feb. 11 Delta do Moldavia Homeward. THROUGH STEAMER TO LONDON. b.8. Macedonia March 26. FAKES BY MAIL STEAMERS. 1st Clasa and Claaa To I.ondon by Sea £63 £44 To Marseilles or Gibraltar £61*12...
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    • 185 3 (8 HIPPING.) INTENDED SAILINGS. British India ,Steam Navigation Co., .Ltd, For freight, passage or particulars apply to HUTTENBACH, LIEBERT Co., Penang, Teliphoni No. 521. Teleprams: 44 Huttlieb." Agents, THE EASTERN SHIPPING Co., Ltd. The Uodemoted Steamers will be despatched, it circumstances and weather permit, from Penaog as follows Stbamabs. Datb.
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    • 684 3 ;s!W li .a INTENDED SAILINGS. Kon. Paketvaart Maatschappij, (ROYAL PACKET COMPANY). Fo* Inukdsd to Sail. Stbahxs. Deli. Deli, Batu Balira, Asaban, TelokLeidoug, Paueb, Si djawidjiwi and Singapore Langsa, telok Semawe, Segli, Sahang, Olehleh, Padaug and Batavia. Sabang, Uieiiioh, Poe to Raya, Analaboe, Tapa Tuan. Sinabang, Gunong Setoli, Singkel, Baros, Seboga,
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  • 98 4 JtuLire mtuflee everybody and Justice alene J«sm« fabllahed dally (except Sunday».» itm CRITERION PRESS, Lid., No. 226—232, Beach Street. Pennon. PRICE: DAILY LOCAL 1« per annum OUTBTATIONB Postage Extra. VAIL EDITION (Poet Free) »16 CAP LI ADDUKSS Echo—Penang." Telephone No. 343. H.S.— All best mm commau teat
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  • 539 4 Hitherto we laboured under the impression that President Roosevelt was the greatest master of the strenuous word in the United States, where politiciaus, bent on notoriety, disdain to call a spade an agricultural implement and even go out of their way to qualify with haemorrhagic adjectives the
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  • 94 4 There will be no publication of the Straits Echo on Friday and Saturday next, which have been proclaimed Public Holidays. The Exchange Banks will close on both days. On Friday the General Post Office and the Sub-Post, Offices will ho open from 7 a.m. to noon.
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  • 73 4 The following business iu tin has been done to day Penang Penang Tin Exchange. 121 tons at $63 90 Eastern Smelting Co, 50 64. Straits Trading Co., 150 64 Singapore Straits Trading Co, 75 64.15 Total 287| tons. Tin is quoted iu London to-day at
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  • 423 4 The N.-D.L. mail steamer Print Regent Luitpold, having left Colombo at 6 p.m. on the 18th iiißt., is expected to arrive here on the 22nd inst'at 2 pm., and will leave for Singapore, China, and Japan, probably at 10 p.m. on the same day. The s.s. Perak
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  • 819 4 Chinese Recreation Club vs. Crescent Football Club. Tbo confidence with which the Crescents set to work was largely responsible for their draw with the C.R.C. in the second semi final of the Cup Tie Competition yesterday. They impressed one as being less anxious over the issue than
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  • 71 4 The following have been selected to represent the F. M. S. in the cricket match against the Colony to be played in Kuala Lumpur on Friday aud Saturday next: Pkbak. R B. Bannon, E. Bradbery, N. Grenier, P. Thompson. Selangor. C. W. H. Cochrane.
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  • 447 4 Departure from Singapore. At 10 o’clock on Saturday morning the P. O. mail, the s s. Devanha, left Singapore for Hongkong, tbe departure of the steamer having been delayed for au hour to suit the arrangements of Sir Cecil Smith and his host, H. E. the
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  • 504 4 A correspondent signing himself “G, writes thus tothe Times of Gelyon in reference to the Straits Opium commission report aud the general question of opium use Sir, —I was very much interested by the summary of the Straits Opium Commission’s report which appeared in Thursday night’s issue
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 352 4 I RACK DINNERS. Tuesday, 26th January, Thursday, 28th January, Saturday, 30th January, BjSIITD I2T A.TTB2TD-A.ITOB. Special Tiffins during the Race Week. SARKIES BROTHERS, PROPRIETORS I I I I «i II I «II» 11 a» rail»— BUY A GRAMOPHONE. $25.50. Ol'R SPKCIAL OFFER. $25.50. (I MACHINE THAT WILL SING AND TALK.
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    • 47 4 Croup is Imminent. No matter how well jour children may appear to be, jou are never safe without a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy in the house. It never fails to relieve and is perfectly safe to give the little ones. The George Town Dispensary, Wholesale Agents-
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  • TELEGRAMS.
    • 50 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) An Appreciation London, 19th January.—A telegram from Washington states that, speaking in the House of Representatives, Mr. Willett stigmatised President Roosevelt as a gargoyle and a pigmy descendant of a Dutch tradesman. The House, by 126 to 78, refused to allow Mr. Willett to continue.
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    • 73 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Kaiser Superintending the Decoration NLondon. 20tb January.—Great satisfaction is expressed in Berlin over the announcement of King Edward’s visit. The programme includes a reception at the T- wn Hall by the City Fathers, who are anxious to follow the English example of
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    • 82 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) Anti-Japanese Legislation. London, 19th January.—The CaliforniaD House of Representatives has passed an anti-Japanese Bill prohibiting aliens from holding land. lu respouse to a telegram from President Roosevelt the Governor of California delayed taking action with regard to the Bill, pending the receipt of a letter from
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    • 43 5 (Supplied by Reuter Morocco Debate. London, 19th January.—M Jaures, the Socialist leader, initiated the debate on Morocco in the French Chamber, accusing the Government of seeking conquest. The Chamber passed a vote of confidence in the Government bv 380 votes to 98.
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    • 39 5 (Supplied by Reuter.) The Government’B Finance. London. 20tb January.— Lord Cromer, speaking at Leeds, feared that the Government’s reckless tiuance might wreck free trade. He said that the hereditary principle of the Lords is out of date-
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    • 54 5 (Sujtplied by Reuter Heavy Falling-off in the Returns. Londou. 20th January—Sir Herbert Max well, presiding at a Bmk meeting in London, said that the returns of the London Banks for 1008 shows a falling off of 610 millions. The bogey of the earning Budge*, the speaker added, i*
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  • 252 5 A Newspaper for the Fair Sex. Of the many signs of progress in China one of the most interesting and unique is the editing aDd publishing of a daily newspaper by a woman named Mrs. Chaug, a native of Peking. After marriage to a Chinese official,
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  • 33 5 Output for 1908. The following figures represent the output of Klanang Estate for 1908 Kuitßß*. 5-1 acres tapped, producing 2-1,500 lbs> Cocov DIB. 17,700 trees, producing 896,000 nuts. Coffee. 421 pikuls.
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  • 1947 5 THE ASSIZES. I (Before Mr. Justice Fisher.) Murder. Yesterday afternoon the bearing was rei sinned of the case of murder iu the Seh Lim j Konyai house. Lim V Hin, coolie, chop Sin Sun Hin, > Prangin Road, stated that he was one of the three men who
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  • 747 5 (Before Mr. Brown Gambling. Ten nonias und one Chinaman—(l) Lim Lian, (2) Gck Hook, (3) Tio Tuan, (4) jDhia Tuan, (o) Atig Ah Sek, (6) Law Kek, (7) Ong Tuan, (8) Kua Hong (male), (9) Lau Nyet, (10) Liin Kim and (11) Li Gek j —appeared charged
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  • 243 5 l-i*; I Our Pekiug telegrams, savs the Singapore Union'Truths. state That the e are three onuses effecting the fall of YuaD Shih-kai. firstly, on the 27th December. ’OB, Yuan strongly.recommended a certain big official, but the Prince Regent objected, aud scolded him personally. Yuan became
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  • 178 5 Arrived. Per 8.8. Perak, 17th Jan., from Deli Messrs. Malcom. H. Dunning. Per as. Pin Seng, 18th Jan, from Smgapote Mr. Klioo Kit ay Ohee. Per s s. DerjJlinger, Utth Jan., from Kobe: Mr. F L. Beninga. From Shanghai Mr. S* W. Roberts, Mr. F. Sever. From Hongkong Mr.
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  • 65 5 To-day. 20th Day of 12'b Moon. Town Baud, Esplanade, to 7 p.m. The New Japanese Cinematograph, corner of Campbell Street aud Penani- Road, 7-30 pm. 0-10 p.m. Entire Cfianje of Programme. Wayaug Kassirn, King Street Theatre, 0 p.m. To-morrow. 30th Day of 12th Moon. Penang Volunteers in Camp. The
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 30 5 Tbe most rapid and satisfactory results are obtained by treatment with Gonosan (Kawa Santal). Booklet and simple to medical men free on application to any of the chief Penang Chemists.
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    • 473 5 FO R MIRE. MOTOR-CAR, S SEATED, 4 CYLINDERS 22 14 H. 1». HORSES AND CARRIAGES RUBBER TYRED SINGLE AND PAIR HORSES, READY AT ANT TIME FAR TUB CHINESE NEW YEAR. Terms: Fair and Reasonable Orders promptly attended to CHIN HIN C>., 'jOE, Penang K;oul ‘2O-1 09 -^1 "STRAITS SIiAMSHIP” CO,
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    • 363 5 MUNICIPAL NOTICE. HPH E Municipal Commissioners of George Towu, Penang, hereby invite tenders for the renting of Anson Road Market from ist February to 81st December, 1901». Tender forms and full particulars can be obtained at the Municipal Office. 'renders, which should be endorsed Anson Road Market” and must be
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  • 522 6 Amusing Scenes. > Except as n source of amusement. London < is tired of the militant women Buffragists. The fact was patent to any one who was i among the large crowd which, attracted by curiosity, assembled at the top of Kmgsway, to-day, says a Home piper
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  • 511 6 Dagonet writes in the Referee A West-Eud theatre is about to make a startling departure. A Ladies' Funioir is to lie introduced. The theatres are packed with women at every matiuee and many complaints have been received bv managers from their fair patrons regarding the inconvenience of
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  • 578 6 Interview with an American Delegate. Dr. Hamilton Wright, one of the Ameri- can Delegates to the International Opium Commission, arrived in Shanghai ou the 3rd inst., and i* stayiug at the Palace Hotel. Dr. H imiltou Wright, in an interview with a representative ot the AT.-C-
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  • 122 6 Pina.ho, 20th January. (By courtary of tka Ckartar*d Haul-.) London Demand Bank ...2/3^ 4 months’ signt Bant ...2l4 T l e 3 Credit ...2/ Jy 8 Documentarv ...2/41 Calcutta, Demand Bank Rs. 174 4 nays' signl fnvito* 176 Bombay. Demand Bm& 173 J Mml mem, Demand Bank 172$ 2
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  • 189 6 Gold leaf $64.60 8. Pepj er( WCo ist 3ib§.s oz.) no atock Whin* Pe r 817 50 —aalea TYaug Popp 12.50 buyers Clives M, 37. —sellers M ice 73. —sales Mace Pick 62.— safes Mutmeg. 110 s 19 50 buyers rNo 1 6.65 sales Sugar 2 no stock (Basket
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  • 188 6 Prnang, 20th January, HO9Bhef— cl 8. Soup per catty 14 Roast 24 Steaks 24 Stew or Curry Meat 16 Rump Steak 24 Ox Tail each 30 Tongue 50 Feet 20 Heart Liver per catty 30 Pork Pork per catty 32 Pig’s Head 20 Feet 24 Tongue 30 Mutton
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 137 6 An Indian Nobleman Uses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. You will see bv the following tlmt Chain berlain’s Cough Remedy is a favourite in the palace as well as with the humbler people in ludia: “For the past four years I have lieen getting large supplies of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, not oulv
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    • 92 6 Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Cures Colds. This remedy acts ou nature’s plan, allays the cough, relieves the lungs, aids expector* ation, opens the secretions, and aids nature in restoring the system to a healthy coDdi* tion. The George Towd Dispensary, Whole* sale Agents. 2. I. S. IT. Co., Ltdh. s. KIBTNA.”
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    • 234 6 MACKAY’S LIQUEUR WHISKY. The Acme of Quality. Andrew Usher Go.’s SPECIAL RESERVE O.V.G. Whisky. SANDILANDS, BUTTERY Cc. AGENTS FOB PENA NO F. M. S. WPOUCHT-IRON TUBES AND FITTINGS. Stock Always on Hand. ADAMSON, GILFILLAN CO., LTD, NOTICE. For the last two years ASAHI BEER was sold at a reduced price
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  • 1038 7 "Highest Class, Electric in all colours, Unique Designs, from 2s. 6d.” So the ad* vertisemeut runs. It appears in the Christmas number of a good monthly magazine, and it "gives us furiously to think.” Plainly the artist —the genlletnaD who does the tattooing calls himself an artist—expects to attract
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 1261 7 INSURANCES Guardian Assurance Company, Limited. Established 1821. Subscribed Capital X 2.000.000 Total Invested Funds upwards of 4,500,000 Total Annual Income JE759.000 THE undersigned have been appointed Agents of the above Company at Penang, and are prepared to issue policies of Insurance against loss by fire at the lowest tariff iates.
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    • 19 7 Hi "ami's Bocool Extract is an exact reproduction of tbis sweet yet powerful Indian perfume and is very popular.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 657 8 W. MANSON, American Dentist, Late of Dr. Allfn& Cv., Pha. U.S.A. Charges Modern .e, Consult Jtion Free. ER8IDINO AT No. 21a, tenant Eoatl. A lew doors from the Eastern and Oriental Slotei. 6 mtht TEA FOR SALE. USEFUL TO PUNTERS, ESTATES, ETC. Large Check Roll Books of 200 leaves. Price,
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